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About mikebriggs1910

I'm not a Historian by profession - merely an (over) enthusiastic amateur. By day I'm a Professor of Genetics at Newcastle University with a translation research interest in rare bone diseases. At weekends I can be classified as a Yorkshire Cricket & Psychedelic Rock fan, but mostly I'm just on the Fells (or in the pub - when they were open!).

On this day 18th July 1917

18.7.1917 FREVILLERS: 2/Lieut HG SHENTON to Hospital.


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2158/240444 Pte William GOUGH Letter “B” Company awarded Military Medal for Gallantry on 1st July 1917.Gough Military Medal

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

William (Willie) Gough was a labourer from Dove Holes and a Pre-War Territorial who served with "B" Company. He arrived in France in February 1915 and was badly gassed in August 1917. He transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and was disembodied in March 1919.

On this day 15th July 1917

15.7.1917 FREVILLERS: 2/Lieut KH BOND MC to Command Letter “A” Company. 2/Lieut R EVANS to Command Letter “B” Company. 2/Lieut VTG HORE and LV BURROWS to I Corps School.

Bond Evans 1917

Kenneth Hills Bond and Richard Evans

Hore

Victor Thomas George Hore

burrows

Leonard Victor Burrows

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

On this day 14th July 1917

14.7.1917 FREVILLERS: Capt VO ROBINSON MC attached to 1/5th Battalion to be 2nd in Command.

2/Lieut SN DURRANCE [sic] joined Battalion from England.

DewranceSydney Norman Deurance

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

On this day 9th July 1917

9.7.1917 FREVILLERS: 2/Lieut HW HIGHAM proceeded to join FRC as Observer on probation.Higham

Harold Woolf Higham

2/Lieuts A COATES, RW OAKLEY and HG SHENTON joined Battalion from England.Shenton

Herbert George Shenton

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

On this day 6th July 1917

6.7.1917 FREVILLERS: Capt J TOLSON proceeded on 1 month’s leave. Lieut BE JOHNSON proceeded on short leave. 2/Lieut KH BOND assumed Command of Letter “B” Company.

Tolson Johnson

Joseph Tolson and Brian Eccles Johnson

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]

On this day 4th July 1917

Night 3/4th July 1917: Battalion moved by bus from BULLY to FREVILLERS.Bus July 1917

4.7.1917 FREVILLERS: Capt VO Robinson MC rejoinded from 1 months leave and assumed Command of Letter “A” Company.
robinson VO 1917

Victor Owen Robinson

1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]


4th June: Bde Headquarters moved to VILLERS BRULIN.

139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]